Austin, Texas USA, May 22, 2009: Graduation ceremony at the Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) School of Public Affairs. Approximately 108 students received their Masters or PhD degrees in public policy studies through the school at the University of Texas at Austin. A female Muslim student wearing a niqab waits in line to receive her diploma onstage. ©Bob Daemmrich

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